Collingswood Says "Welcome" to The Machine

Pink Floyd fans who didn’t get a ticket to see Roger Waters’ last swing through Philadelphia can catch the next best thing Saturday at the Scottish Rite Auditorium.

Tickets are still available for The Machine performs Pink Floyd, a 20-year-old international touring act that promises “an authentic Floydian experience,” according to its website.

Admission ranges from $29 to $34, and Camden County residents who provide proof of residency are eligible to purchase discounted tickets from the county store in the Echelon Mall (856-566-2920).

The Machine does everything Pink, from hits to deep cuts, and has worked to perfect a repertoire accompanied by a full symphony orchestra. Its high-end stage show may have some audiences harkening back to the days of Laser Floyd at the Franklin Institute.

The New York-based band is especially popular in this region, taking up a bi-annual residency at the Keswick Theater, where it recorded a DVD/CD performance in 2004. Its most recent live release, Symphonic Side of the Moon, debuted on iTunes last summer.

The band communicates a fan-friendly vibe in its notice that “audience recording of our concerts is encouraged and appreciated,” and offers a preferred site for fans to use in archiving them.

To get you in the mood for Saturday’s show, have a listen to a January 2010 performance from The Machine at the Scottish Rite.